Volunteer

Aviation Trail, Inc. was formed as a non-profit corporation in 1981 to promote Dayton's aviation heritage. It is an all-volunteer organization, funded by membership dues and donations, engaging in promotional and educational activities to create an awareness of the area's identification with aviation and of its place in aviation history.

In 1982 Aviation Trail acquired two historic Wright Brothers buildings to save them from demolition. These buildings became what is now the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center, (which also houses the Aviation Trail Parachute Museum) and the Wright Cycle Company, in partnership with the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (which operates the facility).

In 2016 Aviation Trail, Inc. announced the acquistion of additional buildings directly east of the current Aviation Heritage Building in the Hoover Block of West Third. The purpose of the acquisition is to develop the facility into an aviation educational site, and expand the area of the current museum.

With the prospect of this additional building restoration, and the challenges of continuing to promote the community's aviation heritage, there is always a need for more volunteers. Aviation Trail exhibits at various aviation events each year, maintains the Parachute Museum and its archives, publishes brochures and newsletters, manages a membership list, and has numerous ongoing administrative & clerical activities. So there are plenty of volunteer opportunities. You can be part of this rich aviation heritage!